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I was standing right next to the field and what I saw was good hard defense. If you notice the damage happens not when 1529 hits hard but simply when 1501 is pushed sideways. The hard hits occur only after 1501 was damaged and could no longer get out of the way.

There is no way that 1529 intention was to disable 1501.

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I went back and watched that match and I don't think that deserved a red card but the rules leave that decision to the head referee. So that's why calls can be so inconsistent from event to event.

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Look at finals match 3. Look at 111 seconds left. 1501's whole left front corner is inside of 1024's robot. This by rule is a red card foul. Intentional? Absolutely not. This is because 1501's bumpers are high. 1529's robot is super low and never reached inside of 1501's robot. The card on 1501 at Perry was because of reaching inside of their robot. Not because of intentional harm! Not to sound rude but you aren't understanding the rules correctly. Reaching inside of a robot and playing tough defense are two very very different things. End of story.

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So, all this recent conversation is interesting and all, but I have to point something out, or ask a question I guess.

DID ANYONE GET A PICTURE OF THE MONKEY?

Seriously, this has to be the first time in FIRST history a literal monkey had to be removed from an event. It might even be the first time a monkey has ever even been at an event?

This banana for scale thing is getting out of hand.

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Can you explain what happened? I missed this entirely.

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Perhaps it's because things were called differently* in my region, but I don't see any fouls in either matches in question, especially not on 1529 for bumper to bumper contact.

*And, in my opinion, the right way ;)

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From HenryBlack's videos, I think that both hits are legal. While it's pretty hard to make a line between "their robot driving up onto yours while you defend them" and "you drove under their robot", I think that in the spirit of an offense-oriented game, 1529's defense was well-played and legal.

As discussed earlier in the thread by Logank, 1501 was the powerhouse team on the alliance, so 1529 was well-justified in trying to slow the cycle down as much as possible.

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1529 was definetly trying to slow down cycle times, it's just that 1501 was the best shooter on the field and so they were priority.

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Also, could we just stop complaining already? The call was controversial but 1501 and 868 made it through anyway. The only team really affected was 447 who deserved to go through less than 1529.

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I don't think that's very fair of you to say who is more "deserving" of going through or not. Both 447 and 1529 played really well so that wasn't necessary to say.

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You must make your team so proud. You don't come off as bitter at all. I bet you their sleeping just fine, while you (probably) and I are still awake thinking about what might have been.

Bold claim. I'd love to see your evidence at how there was any bias against 1501. Because, you know, every referee has it out for that poor little team from Huntington so much that built a world-class robot that made it to finals at 3 events that their team apparently can't be proud of. It's not like any other team in the state got called for a G24 red card earlier in the year, say at an event like Tippecanoe? Darn referees, always hating on all those good teams...

Again, a bold claim. I'd love to see your evidence at how there was any contact inside the frame perimeter against 1501. Let me guess, you were watching a webcast from the comfort of your home. And you had a better view than the head referee, who had the interaction happen right in front of him. I look forward to your screen-capture (or photoshopped image) showing 1529 magically extending their arm (which was facing the opposite direction) under 1501.

If you're going to quote a rule, I'd suggest you include the entire rule (e.g. the blue box), like so:



With the addition of the blue box, damage is specifically defined to outlaw deliberate or damaging contact inside of the frame perimeter.

For those who feel "damage" should include the type of contact demonstrated by 1529, per the letter of the law, see below:



/*SARCASM ALERT, I REPEAT, SARCASM ALERT*/
/*CONTENTS MAY BE TOO HOT FOR SOME TO HANDLE*/

Note to self: Create 2017 robot structure out of Styrofoam. Complain when robot breaks from contact. Get all the red cards. Win all the events. If event not won, complain loudly and publicly.

/*WE RETURN TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED POST*/

I'd love to see you all volunteer as referees and get a view from the other side, but from your posts, I'd be more willing to bet that you couldn't handle it. :eek: (Queue "Oh no she/he didn't" soundbite)

Piece of advice / TLDR:
"Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt"

I'm not joking in the slightest. There was a monkey at the event. The monkey had to be removed. I'm sincerely curious if any got a picture before the poor little fella overstayed his welcome.

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Over the last decade plus, I have enjoyed working with 1501 on many projects. Whether it was allying with them at events, championing STEM at the Indiana Statehouse together, scrambling to fix field issues at the CAGE Match, or serving together on the IndianaFIRST board, there's no question our teams have a long history of being #friendswithrobots. I personally hold no other team in higher regard than THRUST. I'm good friends with a few of their alumni, and I know for a fact that they.do.things.right. Heck, my eyes still water when I think about Dr. Flowers on bended knee, presenting Chris Elston with his well-deserved WFFA at the 2011 BMR.

To suggest that our team would target 1501 (or any team in the world) and intentionally cause damage to their machine is hurtful, and, honestly, preposterous.

bam-bam, or as I like to call him, Rei, was a field queuer at the event. So, he actually had a much better view of the match than 99% of the world.
Rei was a Southport student, a 1529 member, his first two years of high school. When his family moved to the north side of the state, I worked with 1501 mentors to make sure his transition between teams was smooth and while I was sad to lose a key team member, I was happy for Rei that he had a chance to work with a team that has a long history of Doing It Right, and I was ecstatic for him that he got to be on a team that took home a blue banner in 2012. So if you're going to make nasty comments about people making unfounded claims without all the information, I suggest you first get a mirror.

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I've used a very similar quote as my standard forum signature for years. :D

EDIT: You should really consider following your own advice after I read the quote below:

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I think the level of competitiveness in Indiana was unfounded this year. Losing our first semifinal match with a score of 192 to 180 was pretty impressive. Also losing a couple of qual matches with a score of 130 was impressive as well. Overall the intensity of the event was unprecedented in Indiana and I'm hopeful that it continues on for next year.

The fact that Indiana is only sending 10 total teams is a little rough as there are many great robots/teams that deserve to go.